Prelate

A prelate is a member of the clergy Clergy

Clergy is the generic term used to describe the formal religious leadership within a given religion [i] ... 

 who either has ordinary Ordinary

An ordinary is an ecclesiastical officer with both pastoral and governmental jurisdiction over a well-de... 

 jurisdiction over a group of people or ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from Latin Latin

Latin is an ancient Indo-European language [i] originally spoken in Latium [i], ... 

 prlatus, the past participle of prferre, "to prefer," suggesting that the prelate is preferred over other clergy.

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1117   People of Santiago de Compostela try to burn their prelate in his palace, along with the queen

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A prelate is a member of the clergy Clergy

Clergy is the generic term used to describe the formal religious leadership within a given religion [i] ... 

 who either has ordinary Ordinary

An ordinary is an ecclesiastical officer with both pastoral and governmental jurisdiction over a well-de... 

 jurisdiction over a group of people or ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from Latin Latin

Latin is an ancient Indo-European language [i] originally spoken in Latium [i], ... 

 prlatus, the past participle of prferre, "to prefer," suggesting that the prelate is preferred over other clergy.

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